I can’t tell you how many times I have heard about immigrants, illegal or not who come to this country who are handed homes, health insurance, cars, and every perk they can imagine. And we poor American citizens get nothing while they are given everything.

Yup.

Guess what?

More Bullshit. The only ones who get amazing perks are those amazing millionaires and billionaires who can make sure that the politicians get enough money to keep their jobs.

bullimiami

(13,996 posts)

6. I don't see how " illegals" would even apply for direct assistace.

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 07:38 PM

Oct 4

If they are feeding people and providing general assistance to everyone in need in a disaster area how would you even know or care who is getting it.
It’s people that need help.

I’ve heard this bullshit from a couple people too.

LearnedHand

(4,221 posts)

7. "Illegals" is a MAGA hate term

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 07:50 PM

Oct 4

No human is illegal. They are undocumented if they're in the country having bypassed the legal entry process (although MAGA uses it for every non-white resident who *could* be from another country). Please don't echo the hateful MAGA term.

PS: this is how they win, when we end up adopting their framing of the situation. REFRAME.

Think. Again.

(18,928 posts)

8. Repeating obvious lies is just as bad as starting them.

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 08:33 PM

Oct 4

B.See

(3,804 posts)

9. PRECISELY!

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 09:03 PM

Oct 4

dflprincess

(28,522 posts)

10. Forbes: "Trump FEMA Claim Debunked: Agency Not Running Out Of Money Because Of Migrants"

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 09:50 PM

Oct 4

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/04/trump-fema-claim-debunked-agency-not-running-out-of-money-because-of-migrants/

Former President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed the Federal Emergency Management Agency can’t respond well enough to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene because it’s diverted so much money to helping migrants—but that’s not true, as FEMA’s funds for handling disaster relief efforts are separate from money given to immigrant communities.

Trump has repeatedly alleged that FEMA is having money issues because of funds spent on migrants, claiming at a rally Thursday that “Kamala spent all her FEMA money—billions of dollars—on housing for illegal migrants” and quoting Fox News host Jesse Watters as saying, “FEMA is now out of money, because Joe Biden and Kamala spent over a billion dollars of FEMA cash on migrants.”

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas did say Tuesday that FEMA’s disaster relief efforts are facing a dire cash crunch, warning that while the agency is “meeting the immediate needs” of Hurricane Helene recovery “with the money that we have,” it “does not have the funds to make it through the [hurricane] season.”

..More at link

RandiFan1290

(6,450 posts)

11. Awww, bless your heart. nt

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Sat Oct 5, 2024, 03:15 AM

Oct 5

yellowcanine

(36,351 posts)

12. Just say, "Unless you have evidence it didn't happen "

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Sat Oct 5, 2024, 03:57 AM

Oct 5

The onus is on the conspiracy mongers to prove it.

Emile

(30,661 posts)

13. Tell your friend the Republican Congress control the purse strings

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Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:34 AM

Oct 5

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for FEMA.

Congress controls the purse strings. If Republicans are complaining about hurricane victims not getting enough socialist dollars, they need to get the attention of republicans in Congress.

Only one president took money away from FEMA and directed it to go to immigration and that was DonOLD Trump.

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